Claude Rules Server

Serve 484 skills and 17 rules to any Claude client via MCP

Table of Contents

• About
• Features
• Requirements
• Installation
• Quick Start
• Tools
• Configuration
• Docker Deployment
• Claude Desktop Setup
• Claude.ai Web Setup
• Testing
• License

About

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that reads Claude Code skills and rules from the filesystem and exposes them as tools. Supports HTTP and stdio transports with optional token authentication and Cloudflare Tunnel for remote access.

Features

• Serves 484 skills with progressive disclosure (metadata first, full content on demand)
• 17 global rules accessible individually or concatenated
• Project-level rule discovery across multiple repositories
• Keyword search across all skills and rules
• Monitor summary integration (Gmail and court monitors)
• Token authentication for HTTP transport
• Dual transport: HTTP for containers/web, stdio for Claude Desktop

Requirements

• Node.js 20+
• npm 10+
• Docker (for container deployment)

Installation

npm (recommended)

npm install claude-rules-mcp

Or run directly without installing:

npx claude-rules-mcp init

Manual

git clone https://github.com/jeremykenedy/claude-rules-mcp-server.git
cd claude-rules-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build

Quick Start

Run the interactive setup wizard:

npx claude-rules-mcp init

The wizard walks through transport selection, paths, and token auth. It creates a .env file with your configuration.

Then start the server:

npx claude-rules-mcp run

Tools

Tool	Description
rules_get_manifest	Returns the full skills manifest (names and descriptions, not file contents)
rules_list_skills	Lists all skills with optional keyword filter
rules_get_skill	Reads the full SKILL.md for a specific skill by name
rules_get_skill_references	Lists and reads reference files for a skill
rules_list_global_rules	Lists all 17 global rule names
rules_get_global_rule	Reads a specific global rule by name
rules_get_global	Concatenates all 17 rule files into one response
rules_get_project	Reads project-level CLAUDE.md and .claude/rules/
rules_list_projects	Scans for projects with .claude/ directories
rules_search	Keyword search across skill descriptions and rule contents
read_monitor_summary	Reads the latest Gmail/court monitor summary

Configuration

Variable	Default	Description
TRANSPORT	stdio	http or stdio
PORT	3456	HTTP port
CLAUDE_DATA_PATH	/data/.claude	Path to skills, rules, and manifest
CLAUDE_PROJECTS_DIR	/data/sites	Path to project directories
MCP_SECRET	(none)	Token for HTTP authentication (recommended for remote)

Docker Deployment

docker build -t claude-rules-mcp:latest .

docker run -d \
  --name claude-rules-mcp \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  -p 3456:3456 \
  -e TRANSPORT=http \
  -e PORT=3456 \
  -e CLAUDE_DATA_PATH=/data/.claude \
  -e CLAUDE_PROJECTS_DIR=/data/sites \
  -e MCP_SECRET=your-secret-token \
  -v /path/to/.claude:/data/.claude:ro \
  -v /path/to/sites:/data/sites:ro \
  claude-rules-mcp:latest

Health check:

curl http://localhost:3456/health

Claude Desktop Setup

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claude-rules": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "claude-rules-mcp", "run"]
    }
  }
}

For remote via SSH:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claude-rules": {
      "command": "ssh",
      "args": [
        "user@your-server",
        "cd /path/to/server && TRANSPORT=stdio node dist/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude.ai Web Setup

Settings > Customize > Connectors > + > Add custom connector:

Name: Claude Rules
URL: https://your-domain.com/mcp?token=your-secret-token

Testing

# Health check
curl http://localhost:3456/health

# Test with token
curl -X POST "http://localhost:3456/mcp?token=your-token" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":"2024-11-05","capabilities":{},"clientInfo":{"name":"test","version":"1.0.0"}}}'

License

This package is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.